HONOLULU, Hawaii – To wrap up its two weeks in paradise, the Dartmouth men’s swimming and diving team took on the University of Hawaii in a dual meet. The meet was close, but the host ultimately won, 184-113.

The Big Green’s three divers performed well on both boards. On 3-meter, Taylor Clough finished highest for Dartmouth in second (297.70) and was followed by Ray Neistat in fourth (275.70) and AJ Krok in fifth place (248.05). Later that day on the 1-meter board, it was Krok that placed highest for the Green, finishing in third (280.55). Neistat was fourth (279.95) and Clough took fifth (261.95).

In the 1,000-yard freestyle, Jack Long crushed his time from last season by 20 seconds to finish in second place (10:05.21). Joby Bernstein took third (10:18.33), out-touching Christian Manicki by half a second. Four Dartmouth swimmers finished in a row in the 200-yard freestyle. Josh Hendell led the way with a third-place finish (1:45.34) and was followed by Carter Jacobsen (1:45.93), John Hall (1:49.58) and Jorge Siwady (1:49.61).

One highlight of the meet was Vaimann and Hendell finishing less than half a second apart in the 100-yard breaststroke to take the top two spots in the event. Vaimann swam a 58.55, while Hendell touched in 58.98. Another highlight came later on in the day in the 200-yard backstroke when Flood, Paul Cane and Delaney Hall took the top three spots. Flood was first (2:07.58), Cane took second (2:08.46) and Hall was third (2:08.91).

Shen and Flood swam the 100-yard backstroke, finishing in third (53.02) and fifth (54.59), respectively. A few events later, Shen swam the 100-yard freestyle and took third (47.60). Belmont also swam the event and placed fifth (48.08). Purvis was the first of four Dartmouth swimmers to finish in the 200-yard butterfly. He was third (1:55.08) and was followed by Harmon (1:55.81), Bernstein (1:59.19) and Brett Seeley-Hacker (2:01.40).

In the 50-yard freestyle, Patrick and Belmont finished two-tenths of a second apart. Patrick was second (21.57) and Belmont touched in third place (21.79). For his first event of the day, Henry Senkfor swam the 200-yard backstroke and placed third (1:56.01). He returned a few events later to take second in the 200-yard IM (1:55.19). Iain Edmundson also swam the event, taking third (1:57.94).

In the 500-yard freestyle, Hendell had another good swim and took second (4:35.99). Jacobsen was third (4:50.99), Bernstein was fourth (4:52.09) and Siwady took fifth (4:52.47). Harmon placed second in the 100-yard fly (50.62).

To end the day, Dartmouth A placed second in the 400-yard freestyle relay (3:11.34), out-touching Hawaii by four seconds. The Big Green’s B relay followed in fourth (3:19.27).

On Friday, Jan. 6, Dartmouth will head to New Haven, Connecticut, to face Yale and Penn in an Ivy League tri-meet.

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